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​The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.

Board of Supervision poor relief appeals

The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.

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List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Rolls of Male Heads of Families​In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.

No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish

Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.

Details: ' Session constituted with prayer present the moderator & all the members'

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Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

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Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

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Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

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Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

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Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

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Date: 13/12/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

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Date: 27/12/1832

Case type: Official

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Role: moderator

Name: James Arthur

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Riderston

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily James Arthur & Isabel Crichton Spouses in Riderston confessing themselves guilty of antenuptial fornication.They were taken on discipline according to their request; and being rebuked & admonished they were fined in the usual penalty to the poor and absolved from the Scandal'

Other names: James Arthur; Isabel Crichton

Name: Jane Arthur

Date: 30/01/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Cumnock

Role: Compeared as mother

Details: 'Jane Arthur in Cumnock, came voluntarily before the Session confessing herself guilty of Fornication with Adam Moodie, Boxmaker, lately in Cumnock, now out of the country and said to be gone to America, to whom she acknowledges she is brought forth a female child, about 13 months ago. Upon her own confession, and at her request she was taken on discipline, and being rebuked and admonished, was ordered to continue her appearances.'

Other names: Jane Arthur; Adam Moodie

Name: Jane Arthur

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: Jane Arthur appeared again for Fornication with David Moodie, as stated in our minute of the 30th of January last [inter alia] ... They were all rebuked and admonished, and thereupon absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: Jane Arthur; Adam Moodie

Name: James Baird

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Riderston

Role: Compeared

Details: ... Compeared voluntarily, James Baird and Jane Crawford, in Riderston Spouses ...[inter alia] ...for antenuptial fornication - They were all rebuked and admonished, and thereupon absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: James Baird; Jane Crawford

Name: John Baird

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Nicholas Black

Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Milzeoch

Role: Compeared

Other names: Andrew Mcclanachan; Nicholas Black

Name: Rev Mr Boyd

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator pro tempore

Other parish: Auchinleck

Details: 'Session constituted with prayer.Present the Revd Mr Boyd of Auchinleck Moderator pro tempore, and all the Elders.'

Name: Flora Brown

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: Hugh Patrick; Flora Brown

Name: William Bryan

Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation: wright

Address: Cumnock

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily for antenuptial fornication the following parties viz. Andrew McClanachan and Nicholas Black spouses in Milzeoch and William Bryan Wright in Cumnock and Jane Richmond, his wife. They were rebuked and admonished and having paid a penalty to the poor were absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: William Bryan; Jane Richmond

Name: Donald Cochrane

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily for Antenuptial fornication the following parties viz. ... [ inter alia] ... Donald Cochrane & Margaret Jamieson spouses in Holehouseholm. They were taken on discipline at their request and being rebuked and suitably admonished were absolved from the Scandal'

Other names: Donald Cochrane; Margaret Jamieson

Name: Alexr Crawford

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation: box maker

Address: Cumnock

Role: Mention as father

Other names: Janet Ferguson; Robert Taylor; Alexr Crawford

Name: Jane Crawford

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Riderston

Role: Compeared

Other names: James Baird; Jane Crawford

Name: Mr Crichton

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Adultery

Occupation: factor

Address:

Role: mention as witness

Other names: Euphemia French; David Thomson; Mr Crichton

Name: Isabel Crichton

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Riderston

Role: Compeared

Other names: James Arthur; Isabel Crichton

Name: James Crichton

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Cumnock

Role: Compeared

Details: ... Compeared voluntarily, ... [inter alia] ... James Crichton and Jane Drummond, Spouses, in Cumnock, for antenuptial fornication - They were all rebuked and admonished, and thereupon absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: James Crichton; Jane Drummond

Name: David Drummond

Date: 05/02/1832

Case type: Conduct, Baptism

Occupation:

Address: Cumnock, Townfoot Of

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily David Drummond, Townfoot of Cumnock, who had been refused baptism of his child, on the score of his having used unbecoming, gross, and abominable language to Jane Gemmell, also in the Townfoot, and of whom he rents his house. He was rebuked for this unmanly and Scandalous conduct, and admonished to be more circumspect, and bridle his Tongue for the future, and absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: David Drummond; Jane Gemmell

Name: Jane Drummond

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Cumnock

Role: Compeared

Other names: James Crichton; Jane Drummond

Name: Ann Farquharson

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party

Other names: John Kennedy; Janet Hodge; Ann Farquharson

Name: Janet Ferguson

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Cumnock, Townfoot Of

Role: appeared as mother

Details: Appeared also voluntarily Janet Ferguson in Townfoot of Cumnock craving to be purged of the Scandal of fornication with Robert Taylor of the Pottery (Session minute of the 16th April 1826) [additional pencil comment '1st May'] and also with Alexr Crawford, Boxmaker in Cumnock, to each of whom she had brought forth a child. The Session having considered the same, cite her apud acta, to appear before them the 1st of October next and order their officer to summon Robert Taylor to compear with her.'

Other names: Janet Ferguson; Robert Taylor; Alexr Crawford

Name: Janet Ferguson

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Discipline

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared not

Details: Janet Ferguson was called, but compeared not - The Session, in consideration of her laxity of conduct, and her vacillant behaviour in this matter, having also failed to appear to the summons of 16 April 1826, unanimously agree to delay farther proceedings in her case, for the present and debar her from Church priviliges till she be purged from the Scandal'

Other names: Euphemia French; Janet Ferguson

Name: Euphemia French

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Adultery

Occupation: servant, late

Address: Dumfries House, Late

Role: Compeared

Other parish: Ayr, Presbytery of

Details: Euphemia French, late servant at Dumfries House appeared voluntarily, confessing herself to have been guilty of Adultery with David Thomson Gamekeeper at Dumfries House, and craving to be taken on Discipline. The Session, knowing that David Thomson has left the country and is reported to have gone to America, and that both he and the said Euphemia French were dismissed from their service for their criminal conversations, and also, having been informed by Mr Crichton, Factor that Thomson, when last taken to account by him, had acknowledged the charge, agree to take her on discipline on her own confession, and after a suitable rebuke and admonition cite her, apud acta, to appear before the Revd. Presbytery of Ayr at their next meeting.'

Other names: Euphemia French; David Thomson; Mr Crichton

Name: Euphemia French

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Discipline

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other parish: Ayr, presbytery of

Details: Thereafter appeared Euphemia French who produced an extract from the Presbytery of Ayr remitting her to this Session for discipline.She was accordingly rebuked, exhorted to repentance and ordered to continue her appearance at the next meeting of Session.'

Other names: Euphemia French; Janet Ferguson

Name: Euphemia French

Date: 13/12/1832

Case type: Adultery

Occupation:

Address:

Role: appeared

Details: Euphemia French, (see minute of 29 October), appeared again for Adultery, and being rebuked and suitably admonished, was absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: Euphemia French

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 13/12/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Galbraith

Date: 27/12/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Willm Galbraith

Date: 05/02/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Jane Gemmell

Date: 05/02/1832

Case type: Conduct

Occupation:

Address: Cumnock, Townfoot Of

Role: mention as party

Other names: David Drummond; Jane Gemmell

Name: John Gibb

Date: 30/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 05/02/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role:

Name: John Gibb

Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 18/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: ' When John Gibb one of their number was elected their Elder to attend the Presbytery and Synod for the current half year.'

Name: John Gibb

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Gibb

Date: 13/12/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Janet Hodge

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party

Other names: John Kennedy; Janet Hodge; Ann Farquharson

Name: Margaret Jamieson

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: Donald Cochrane; Margaret Jamieson

Name: Alex Kennedy

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Kennedy

Date: 03/06/1832

Case type: Conduct

Occupation: blacksmith

Address: Plantingside

Role: appeared

Details: When Alexander Kennedy Blacksmith at Plantingside appeared before the Session for Drunkeness. He was rebuked and admonished to be more circumspect in his behaviour in the future and absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: Alexander Kennedy

Name: John Kennedy

Date: 26/11/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication, fornication

Occupation:

Address: Auchinleck

Role: appeared

Other parish: Cumnock, formerly

Details: 'John Kennedy, at present residing in Auchinleck, formerly in this parish, appeared, confessing himself to have been guilty of fornication with Jane Hodge, and of Antenuptial Fornication with his wife Ann Farquhar.He was taken on Discipline and rebuked and admonished - to continue his appearance.'

Other names: John Kennedy; Janet Hodge; Ann Farquharson

Name: George Mcartney

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as employer

Details: Andrew Ronald's employer

Other names: Andrew Ronald; Katherine Mcrie; George Mcartney

Name: Andrew Mcclanachan

Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Milzeoch

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily for antenuptial fornication the following parties viz. Andrew McClanachan and Nicholas Black spouses in Milzeoch and William Bryan Wright in Cumnock and Jane Richmond, his wife. They were rebuked and admonished and having paid a penalty to the poor were absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: Andrew Mcclanachan; Nicholas Black

Name: Agnes Mckinlay

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address: Ward

Role: Compeared

Other names: William Robb; Agnes Mckinlay

Name: Agnes Mckinlay

Date: 27/12/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: William Robb; Agnes Mckinlay

Name: Katherine Mcrie

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address: Clockclounie

Role: Compeared

Other names: Andrew Ronald; Katherine Mcrie; George Mcartney

Name: Adam Moodie

Date: 30/01/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: America

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Jane Arthur; Adam Moodie

Name: Adam Moodie

Date: 26/03/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mention

Other names: Jane Arthur; Adam Moodie

Name: Hugh Patrick

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation: labourer

Address: Cumnock

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily, for antenuptial fornication, Hugh Patrick, Labourer in Cumnock, and Flora Brown; his wife. They were taken on Discipline at their request, and being rebuked and admonished were absolved from the Scandal.'

Other names: Hugh Patrick; Flora Brown

Name: Jane Richmond

Date: 30/04/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: William Bryan; Jane Richmond

Name: William Robb

Date: 27/08/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address: Henston

Role: Compeared

Details: ' Compeared, voluntarily, William Robb and Agnes McKinlay, confessing themselves guilty of fornication some time ago, while the former was residing in Henston and the latter was serving in Ward both in this parish - The Session at their request take them on discipline and they were accordingly rebuked and admonished and ordered to continue their appearance.'

Other names: William Robb; Agnes Mckinlay

Name: William Robb

Date: 27/12/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared William Robb and Agnes McKinlay ( see minute of the 27th August last ) pro secundo for Fornication. They were rebuked and exhorted to Repentance and having paid a penalty to the poor were absolved from the Scandal'

Other names: William Robb; Agnes Mckinlay

Name: Andrew Ronald

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Antenuptial fornication

Occupation: apprentice wright

Address: Clockclounie

Role: Compeared

Details: Compeared voluntarily for Antenuptial Fornication, the following parties viz. Andrew Ronald, Apprentice Wright with George McCartney, Clockclounie, and his wife, Katherine Mcrie, residing with her father in Clockclounie [cont. inter alia]...They were taken on discipline at their request and being rebuked and suitably admonished were absolved from the Scandal. Ronald's penalty was remitted him on account of him being in unstraitened circumstances and an apprentice.'